
Collaborative Fund
Collaborative Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. Collaborative Fund backs entrepreneurs pushing the world forward.
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
E Commerce, Healthcare +35
$500K - $2.5M
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Updated Jun 2026

Collaborative Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. Collaborative Fund backs entrepreneurs pushing the world forward.
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
E Commerce, Healthcare +35
$500K - $2.5M

Precursor Ventures | Precursor Ventures
Pre-Seed, Seed
Generalist, Enterprise +14
$100 – $500,000

Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing globally with a focus on next generation enterprise and emerging technologies. We invest in the future…
Seed, Series B +2
Enterprise, SaaS +40
$1,000,000 – $6,000,000

High-Tech Grunderfonds specializes in investments in seed or startups, early venture, seed capital, and mezzanine financing.
Seed, Series A +4
Health, Enterprise Software +49

Vanedge Capital focuses on gaming, digital media, and SaaS solutions for small and medium business, enterprise software, and cyber security.
Seed, Series B +1
AI, Cybersecurity +33
$5,000,000 – $5,000,000

We back visionary founders who are building technologies of the future.
Pre-Seed, Seed
BioTech, AI +147
$300 – $2,000,000

We partner with Europe's most ambitious early-stage B2B tech startups.
Seed, Series A +3
Enterprise Software, Transportation +75
$500 – $10,000,000
$500K - $5M

We invest in visionary early-stage founders who are pushing the boundaries of possibility to reinvent enterprise and security markets with the power of AI and f…
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
AI, Cybersecurity +57
$100 – $5,000,000

RED HOT DEAL DAYS
Seed, Series A +7
Software, Internet +36
$100,000 – $50,000,000

Serena Capital caters to technology companies with seed, early, and later stage venture investments.
Seed, Series A +4
Software, Internet +72
$200 – $15,000,000

Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to
Seed, Series A +6
Software, Internet +44
$5,000,000 – $25,000,000

EPIC Ventures is an investment company working with driven entrepreneurs to build successful and lasting companies.
Series A, Series B +4
Enterprise Software, Health +66
$250 – $500,000

Pangaea Ventures invests in companies solving fundamental problems in the world with advanced materials and hard technology; Impact Investor
Series B, Series A +2
Energy, Health +32
$2M - $7M

A seed stage investment fund based in Brooklyn NY Brooklyn’s first early stage venture fund
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Financial Services, Software +56
$300 – $400,000

UC Berkeley’s premier startup accelerator and incubator program
Seed, Non Equity Assistance +4
Finance, Data Science +75
$200 – $200,000
$100K for 5%

Innovaacom is a global agency providing medical education and training for healthcare professionals.
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Nanotech, Hard Tech +24
$1,000,000 – $5,000,000

360 Capital is a Pan-European Early-Stage Venture Capital firm based in Paris and Milan.
Seed, Series A +3
Enterprise Software, FinTech +45
$150 – $8,000,000
Founded in 2013, Celesta Capital is a global deep tech venture firm backing the breakthroughs that will power the next decade of technology advancement. Led by…
Seed, Series B +2
AI, BioTech +53
$500,000 – $25,000,000

Wakestream Ventures is an early stage fund that backs founders working with physical products converging with the internet.
Seed, Series A +2
B2B, Software +23
$150 – $1,500,000

A pre-seed and early-stage venture capital fund investing in Berkeley's top alumni faculty and student startups
Seed, Early Stage VC +5
Software, AI +20

We help founders who see the future differently build it. Talis Capital invests with high conviction at Seed & Series A across Europe and US.
Seed, Series A +2
Enterprise Software, FinTech +44
$1M - $10M

we thrive where others say “too early” joining you from the start with up to $750K
Seed, Idea Stage +1
Mobile, Machine Learning +31
From $250,000

we believe phenomenal people build phenomenal businesses
Seed, Pre-Seed +3
Software, Internet +53
$200 – $2,000,000

CIC backs life sciences and technology companies in Europe’s leading ecosystem, Cambridge. A preferred investor for the university.
Seed, Series A +4
Health, Deep Technology +84
$1,000,000 – $10,000,000

BACKED is the human-centric venture capital fund. We invest in exceptional founders, at Seed, in Europe.
Seed, Series A +3
Enterprise Software, FinTech +61
$250 – $3,000,000

We Make Hardware Startups Together
Seed, Series A +2
Industry, MedTech +5
$100K - $300K initial investment

The European climate tech partner.
Series B, Series C +3
Climate Impact, Biodiversity +19
$5,000,000 – $15,000,000
$5M - $40M

The startup journey is better together.
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Mobile, Consumer +38
$500,000 – $1,300,000

Sandalphon leads, co-leads or meaningfully participates in Pre-Seed and Seed stage rounds for B2B SaaS, Marketplace and Consumer startups, primarily in Chicago…
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Real Estate, SaaS +111
$100 – $1,000,000

Get in touch
Life Sciences, Software +5
$250K - $2M

Matterwave Ventures – European VC backing hardware and software companies in the Industrial Technologies space
Series A, Seed +2
Quantum Computing, Electronics +56
$500 – $4,000,000
$1M - $3M

Helping Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Build Exceptional Companies
Seed, Pre-Seed +3
Health, AI +80

Breega is a European venture capital fund designed to finance startups in the digital economy.
Seed, Series A +3
FinTech, Enterprise Software +71
$500 – $5,000,000

Deep tech for decarbonisation
Pre-Seed, Seed
Real Estate, Proptech +16
$100 – $5,000,000
$100K - $1M

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in startups moving software beyond the screen specifically around smart hardware and machine in…
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
AI, Machine Learning +15
$100,000 – $2,000,000

Guiding startups through uncharted territory.
Seed, Pre-Seed +1
Software, Internet +27

Lair East Labs is a startup accelerator based in New York that empowers founders to expand internationally.
Early Stage VC, Seed +2
Financial Services, Internet +25
$75,000,000 – $150,000

Brick and Mortar Ventures
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Construction, Software +20
$1,000,000 – $4,000,000

Hitachi Highlights
Seed, Series A +5
AI, Machine Learning +93
$2,000,000 – $10,000,000

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Seed, Pre-Seed +2
Software, Internet +29

Outlander VC - Where visionaries, game-changers, & disruptors get funded.
Seed, Series A +4
Consumer, Logistics +32
$500,000 – $2,500,000

An Innovation Center for All Things HardTech
Seed, Pre-Seed +1
Software, Internet +34

About us Aperio.partners is an early stage syndicate We invest in founders tackling real-world problems and helping them scale. We primarily focus on companies…
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Agnostic, Software +49
$150 – $450,000
$100K - $500K

Accelerate the clean future. Together.
Seed, Series A +2
Climate Impact, Real Estate +12
$100k note, 20% discount via fund -

Pitchdrive selects (data-driven), funds and supports European early-stage startups. By founders for founders.
Seed, Series A +1
Enterprise Software, FinTech +38
$50,000 – $500,000
Angel, pre-seed, and seed rounds with tickets between €250K and €2M.

Neva SGR invests in startups with the potential to revolutionise the market and to grow on a global scale.
Series C, Seed +4
Security, FinTech +44
$4,500,000 – $12,000,000

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology software and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. Growth. Durability. S…
Seed, Early Stage VC +4
Sector Agnostic, No Sector +42
$5,000,000 – $70,000,000

Single Family Office | Ligo Partners
Series A, Series B +7
Climate Impact, Software +51
$100 – $20,000,000

Valhalla Ventures backs visionaries building enduring moats.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
SDG, Grid +79
$1,000,000 – $3,000,000

Founder and Managing Partner, RareBreed Ventures
RareBreed Ventures
Pre-Seed, Seed
Consumer, SaaS +26
$25,000,000 – $250,000

Stephen Industries is a family owned Finnish company, which place value in technology and innovations.
Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Healthcare, Health +40
$100 – $5,000,000

O2 Angels Network is an investment firm. It is backed by the ex-iBankers with a sector agnostic focus.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Science-Based, Physical Sciences +17
$50,000 – $500,000

Private Investment Body of Randev Family Office: Proprietary Capital for CleanTech, Consumer & EnterpriseTech Founders
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Photonics, Deep Technology +57
$50,000 – $1,000,000

Tiburon is a private European-American seed investment boutique
Seed, Early Stage VC +1
Recruitment, Market Tech +123
$50,000,000 – $300,000

ABB Ventures is the business-led strategic venture capital investment framework of ABB.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Industrial Revolution, Manufacturing +12
$100,000 – $5,000,000

CommIT Capital is a VC fund backed by Rostelecom, an integrated #1 telco company with more than 30 million customers and 700k B2B clients
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Subscription, Smbs +37

We are a venture capital fund that works with entrepreneurs responding to the global challenges caused by an ageing society. We support projects that use techno…
Pre-Seed, Seed
Machine Vision, Pharmaceuticals +58
$250,000 – $2,000,000

We are a seed capital firm dedicated to supporting promising teams, particularly across Southeast Asia.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Social Good, Agriculture-Tech +33

We are a support program for European ventures that helps them achieve manufacturing-ready stage, market validation, consolidated team & operations, as well as…
Pre-Seed
Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing +18

IX Labs is the corporate venture arm of Index Exchange, one of the world's largest independent ad exchanges. We invest in early stage startups that are seeking…
Pre-Seed, Seed
Hard Tech, Food +52
$50,000 – $600,000

We are a premier incubation center based at Shiv Nadar University.
Seed
Industry Agnostic, Hardware +6

CivilizationX is a global network of pre-angels and angels investing in deep-tech companies. CivilizationX Syndicate invests in pre-seed companies that pave the…
Pre-Seed, Seed
AI, Middleware +60
$1,000 – $500,000

Mikas
Pre-Seed, Seed
Deep Tech, Big Data +43
$1,000 – $50,000

Angel investor
Pre-Seed, Seed
Genomics, Semiconductor +55
From $100,000

We are an agency of the French Government, handling all equity investment (c. 14 bn€) under the plan France 2030.
Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Industrial IoT, Iiot +12
$50,000 – $100,000,000

Pre-Seed
Clothes, Biopharma +65
$10,000 – $15,000

We are a leading Danish VC and fundraiser. We have since 2018 invested nearly € 200 million in various Tech and Life Science startups.
Seed, Early Stage VC
Drugs, Metabolites +51
$500,000 – $4,000,000

ZAS Ventures is a Ukrainian-American early-stage venture fund investing in bold Ukrainian founders and helping them scale globally. We’ve backed startups in sus…
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
CleanTech, Advanced Materials +65
$50,000 – $200,000

We help US VCs find deals in Japan that match their thesis. We support fundraising rounds for Japanese companies (and other international companies looking to b…
Early Stage VC, Growth +1
Weapons, Imaging-Enabled +66
$50,000 – $3,000,000

Young professional
Seed
Silicon, Deep Tech +30
$5,000 – $50,000

Henry Stebbins
Pre-Seed, Seed
Metabolites, Life Sciences Tools +53
$10,000 – $25,000

A software agency founder looking for great ideas
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Cybersecurity, Imaging-Enabled +37
$10,000 – $100,000
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